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Walgreens at UCSF aims to improve medication use, reduce hospital readmissions

UC San Francisco and Walgreens have opened a unique Walgreens store today on the UCSF campus that aims to improve medication safety, decrease health care costs and help patients use medicines more effectively by offering pharmacist-based patient care and expanded health and wellness services to the community.

27 Feb 2014

UNC receives $40M for clinical trials unit devoted to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and research

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a seven-year, more than $40 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a clinical trials unit that will implement the scientific agendas of five NIH networks devoted to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and cure research.

27 Feb 2014

Quest Diagnostics hosts series of "Tech Talks" and programs during HIMSS 2014

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, will exhibit at booth 3064 and host a series of "Tech Talks" and other programs during the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition, the industry's largest health IT educational program and exhibition February 23 – 27 in Orlando, Florida.

From Quest Diagnostics 26 Feb 2014

Scripps Green Hospital first to implant world's smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device

Scripps Green Hospital has become the first hospital in the United States to implant the world's smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device. Scripps Clinic cardiologist John Rogers, M.D., successfully completed the first implant of the Reveal LINQ- Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) in 71-year-old San Diego resident Chuck Beal on Saturday.

From Medtronic 26 Feb 2014

Health stocks rise as worries ease about Medicare advantage payment rate cuts

Shares of Humana, UnitedHealth, Aetna and others went up Monday as estimates of the 2015 payment rate reduction estimates appeared to land closer to 4 percent than to the initial expectations around 7 percent or even deeper.

26 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 25, 2014

Today's headlines include stories exploring the political dynamics governors face regarding the health law's Medicaid expansion.

25 Feb 2014

Certify Data Systems to introduce latest version of HealthLogix platform at HIMSS 2014

Certify Data Systems, Inc., a pioneer of inspired technology for life, will introduce the latest version of HealthLogix, a next-generation, fully integrated population health management platform, at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Certify is a subsidiary of Humana Inc.

20 Feb 2014

Report: Best practices saving lives, hospitals money

In the meantime, patients sharing their appointments with other patients -- group doctor visits -- gains popularity.

19 Feb 2014

Validic Labs launched to bridge the gap between healthcare companies and mHealth data producers

Validic, pioneer of the first truly inclusive mobile health marketplace, announced today the latest innovation to its data-leveraging platform. Validic has launched Validic Labs in an effort to further bridge the gap between mHealth data producers and healthcare companies. Validic Labs facilitates a simple connection between the app and device developers and the healthcare system in an effort to foster faster, more productive healthcare innovation on both sides.

18 Feb 2014

UT Southwestern receives grant to establish Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center has been funded to establish a Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research that supports and conducts high-quality research comparing the outcomes and effectiveness of different strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor health conditions to improve patient care.

18 Feb 2014

Mobile compression device just as effective as blood thinners in preventing DVT after joint surgery

Research from The Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic could change how patients are treated to prevent blood clots after joint replacement surgery. A study published as the lead article in the current issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery determined that after lower extremity joint replacement surgery a mobile compression device was just as effective as blood thinners in preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but without negative side effects including bleeding complications.

15 Feb 2014

Healthways reports net loss of $5.3 million in Q4 2013

Ben R. Leedle, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Healthways, Inc., today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. Total revenues for the quarter were $169.2 million compared with $175.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.

13 Feb 2014

MedAssist, CarePayment partner to offer patient financing programs for hospitals and health systems

MedAssist has entered into a partnership with CarePayment to make affordable and flexible patient financing programs available as a complement to its eligibility, enrollment and revenue recovery services for hospitals and health systems nationwide. MedAssist's healthcare clients will be able to choose from a variety of CarePayment financing programs that feature credit lines with terms of up to 72 months at 0.00% APR, with no application or credit check.

12 Feb 2014

Connexall releases Patient Queuing System to simplify patient check-in

Connexall, the leader in alarm management and event notification systems, has announced a newly released Patient Queuing System delivering substantial improvements in queuing processes for hospital waiting areas.

12 Feb 2014

Walgreens collaborates with NMAC to improve treatment outcomes for African Americans with HIV

In collaboration with the National Minority AIDS Council, Walgreens is furthering its commitment to improve HIV treatment outcomes for African Americans living with HIV by deepening pharmacists' training and expanding access to the pneumococcal vaccination specifically indicated for persons living with HIV as incidents of flu and pneumonia rise.

11 Feb 2014

Penn Medicine launches program to improve health of LGBT individuals

Penn Medicine is the first academic medical center in Philadelphia - one among just a handful of academic medical centers in the U.S.—to launch a program across multiple professional schools and affiliated hospitals at Penn to improve the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.

9 Feb 2014

NextGen Healthcare to display patient-centered solutions at HIMSS14 conference

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services and interoperability solutions, today announced it will showcase its comprehensive suite of products and services to improve care, increase efficiencies, enhance patient safety and maximize outcomes during the HIMSS14 Annual Conference and Exhibition February 23 - 27 in Orlando, Fla., at booth #6265 in Hall E.

6 Feb 2014

AUXILIO enters into three-year service agreement with New Hanover Regional Medical Center

AUXILIO, Inc., the nation's leading Managed Print Services (MPS) company for health care, announced today that it has entered into a three-year service agreement with New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the largest health care provider and largest employer in the greater Wilmington region of North Carolina.

5 Feb 2014

Ablative Solutions completes $9.5M Series B Preferred Stock financing

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a privately-held clinical stage company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Menlo Park, CA, announced today that it has completed a Series B Preferred Stock financing, totaling approximately $9.5 million (including the conversion of the bridge financing completed in 2013), to fund its unique technology platform for renal denervation.

4 Feb 2014

Cancer specialist takes efforts to improve survival rates across Europe

Queen's University Belfast's world renowned cancer specialist, Professor Patrick Johnston, whose work has transformed cancer care in Northern Ireland, is now leading efforts to improve survival rates across Europe.